Protests spread to Libya There has been a lot of political unrest in the past few weeks. Algeria in 1992 and now Tunisia‚ followed by Egypt and now countries in the Middle East are feeling the effect. Yemen and Bahrain are also experiencing political demonstrations. The protests now include Libya another North African country. All of these countries previously stated above‚ have many things in common‚ this is why they are often grouped together. Islam is the dominant religion‚ Arabic is widely
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Hill 1 Brianna Hill Mr.Head English IV 6 Feburary 2014 Child Labor Child Labor has been a global issue for many years this issue promotes economic growth for the developing countries employing children in jobs condition that our horrifying. According to a 1997 report by the international labor organizing‚ more than 250 million children between the ages of five and fourteen are forced to work in 100 countries ‚ most performing dangerous tasks. Although this crisis has been going on throughout
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people killed during the genocide‚ all of them mostly Tutsis. The people that were involved‚ General Bizimungu was sentenced to 30 years in prison‚ George Rutaganda was sentenced to life in prison‚ he died on October 11 2010‚ he died in prison in Benin from a heart attack. Rwanda today is very different‚ the president is now Paul Kagame‚ he has helped out a lot‚ he has tried to bring the Tutsis and Hutus back together to forgive each other. There is also no more Hutu and Tutsi cards‚ it is back to
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MODERN ART A brief overview of art styles from the 1900 through to the 1970’s IMPRESSIONISM •Impressionism began in 1874 in France. •It took it’s name from Claude Monet’s “Impression at Sunrise” (1872). •It was a reaction to the precision of images created by the newly invented camera (1853). • Therefore‚ the artists were concerned with capturing the effects of light as it changed through the course of the day. •They began painting outdoors – called plen-air‚ and depicted the weather
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FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABLE WOMEN EDUCATION IN NIGERIA BY IHEANYI N. OKWAKPAM Department of Adult and Continuing Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Calabar‚ Cross River State‚ Nigeria. Email:iokwakpam@yahoo.com Abstract This paper attempts to establish the factors that affect sustainable women education in Nigeria. The paper found out that non-participation of women in education programmes was as a result of some limiting factors and proffers solutions to such. Introduction It is
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The traditional homeland of the lgbo people lies in the south-eastern region of Nigeria. The geographical location of Igboland lies between the great River Niger and Cross Rivers State‚ with the Ibibio‚ Ijo‚ Igala‚ Idoma‚ and Edo as their neighbours. The ancient settlement at Igbo-Ukwu in Eastern Nigeria was an outpost for West African’s long-distance trade routes‚ one of which was the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The main items traded were gold‚ slaves‚ salt‚ cowry shells (the major unit of currency)
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JORIND 9(2) December‚ 2011. ISSN 1596 – 8308. www.transcampus.org.‚ www.ajol.info/journals/jorind CONSUMERISM IN NIGERIA Dr. Anthony .A. Ijewere (senior lecturer) Department of Business Administration‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Edo State and Stephen .O Obeki Abstract With high corn petition in the business world‚ manufacturers‚ marketers and service providers have been known to engage in several unethical‚ exploitative and misleading practices in their attempts to bedt competition‚ make
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The Effect of the Slave Trade on West Africa NAME: CHRISTAL BENJAMIN QUESTION: WHAT WERE THE SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE SLAVE TRADE ON WEST AFRICA The Social‚ Economic and Political Effects of the Slave Trade On West Africa The trade of West African slaves for European commodities began in the fifteenth century. From its inception up to the late seventeenth century‚ the scale of the slave trade could be considered quite small when compared to the dramatic
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Neocolonialism: Exploitation of Africa Throughout the history of man‚ Africa has played an important part in the development of the world‚ through political‚ economic and social means. Recently‚ Africa and its people have been used more as a tool for other parts of the world for the development of their industries and economies. The recent trajectory of events has begun a period of Neocolonialism in Africa‚ in which the outside world has been scrutinized by Africans as exploiters of their land
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What Caused the Scramble for Africa? Why was Africa so rapidly colonized? By Alistair Boddy-Evans Ads: South African Map West Africa US History Timeline Home History Black History Month Ads Meet Kenyan Singleskenyancupid.comFind Your Dream Kenyan Woman. View Profiles. Join Free Now. Find A Foreign Husbandafrointroductions.com/MarriageChat With Men From USA‚ Europe & Canada. Browse Profiles & Join Free Referred Academic Journalwww.iiste.orgFast Review‚ Publishing
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